Heart Care Services

The Heart Institute at Sherman Oaks Hospital

At the Heart Institute at Sherman Oaks Hospital, our cardiac program means a multidisciplinary team of clinicians utilizing the latest proven protocols for rapid response to heart attacks. A facility that features state-of-the-art facilities for life-saving cardiac and vascular procedures. And it means having a caring and compassionate approach to providing world-class clinical care. Of course, it also requires physicians skilled in advanced technologies and procedures. It means having a depth and breadth of specialties - including complete cardiac and
vascular programs.

From admission through discharge, the Heart Institute at Sherman Oaks Hospital meets the needs of our patients all in one location. Our patients have access to a multi-use combo laboratory with full cardiac diagnostic and interventional capabilities including electrophysiology, angiography and angioplasty equipment, and a new cardiac monitoring system.

Our facility has been designed with patient convenience in mind. Patients and visitors may park close to the main entrance of Sherman Oaks Hospital, and all testing and treatment is performed within the hospital. Each patient is assigned to an interdisciplinary team of dedicated personnel. Under the expert direction of cardiologists, radiologists, vascular and cardiothoracic surgeons, the Heart Institute provides diagnostic testing and therapeutic treatments. Team members include cardiovascular nurses, radiologic and nuclear technologists, sonographers and cardiovascular technologists. Others on the team may be exercise physiologists, physical therapists, dietitians, social workers, pharmacists, respiratory therapists and case managers.

At the Heart Institute at Sherman Oaks Hospital, we offer inpatient and outpatient care 24 hours a day, seven days per week. Our physicians are skilled in:

Minimally invasive surgery

Non-invasive procedures

Open heart surgery

Our Equipment

The Heart Center at Sherman Oaks Hospital recently embarked on a capital improvement program. Over $4 million has been invested in the Heart Institute to provide for state-of-the-art equipment. This has included the purchase of:

GE Innova single plane combo lab

Philips Allura imaging system

Prucka Mac-Lab® system for hemodynamic monitoring

Philips SONOS 5500 mobile ultrasound system

GE Centricity picture archiving and computer system (PACS)

Pyxis automated pharmaceutical distribution station

Philips Brilliance 64 slice CT scanner

Through our clinical capabilities and compassionate staff, the Heart Institute at Sherman Oaks Hospital is committed to providing patients with high quality care. We have expanded our cardiology team to include round-the-clock, in-hospital physician services and additional nurses and technicians experienced in cardiac care. From initial diagnosis to cardiac intervention to open heart surgery, including the latest surgical techniques, Sherman Oaks Hospital provides a full spectrum of cardiology services directly responsive to the needs of our patients.